In the name of God Amen  The first day of May in the nine and 
twentieth yeare of the Raigne of or Sovraigne Lord Charles the 
second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland 
King Defender of the Fayth And in the Yeare of or Lord One thousand 
six hundred seaventy and seaven  I Joane Roake of Wokeing in the 
County of Surry widdowe being sicke & weake in body but of sound 
& pfect minde and memory (prayse be therefore given to Almighty 
God)  doe make ordaine & declare this my last Will & Testam.t in 
manner & forme followeing (that is to say)  First & principally I 
comend my Soule into the hands of  Almighty God hoping through 
the meritts death & passion of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to be 
saved onely And my body I committ to the Earth to be decently 
buryed in according to the discretion of my Executor hereafter 
named  Item  whereas my former husband Robert Martin did 
formerly surrender a Certain Messuage or tenem.t lands & prmisses 
with the apprtenances situate in in [sic] the Tything of Kingfeild in 
Wokeing aforesaid called Goldhaw als Gouldharde and Maggetts als 
Maggotts haw to the use & behoofe of me his then wife Joane for 
Eighteen yeares amongst other things as thereby appeared for the 
maintenance & bringgeing upp of my Children Now I doe hereby give 
and bequeath the said messuage or tenem.t lands & prmisses with 
the apprtenances unto John Sawyer of Wokeing in the said County 
of Surry Yeom. & unto William Collyer att Oaks in Wokeing 
aforesaid yeom. their Exec.rs Adm.rs & Assigns from & immeadiately 
after my decease for & dureing all the rest & residue of the said 
terme of Eighteen yeares in trust for the maintenance & Education of 
all my Children according to the true intent & meaneing of the said 
Surrender.  Item I doe hereby grant Assigne and appoynt the 
Guardianshippe as well of the body of my Eldest son John Martin as 
alsoe of the lands hereafter mentoned unto the said John Sawyer 
and William Collyer their Exec.rs & Adm.rs untill his full age of One and 
twenty yeares  And alsoe I give bequeath & devise the same lands 
last mentoned being one pcell of land called Mayley brocke in 
Kingfilde aforesaid conteyneing by estimaton two acres unto my said 
son John Martin his heirs & assigns for ever Provided always 
nevertheless and ppon this Conditon that the said John Sawyer & 
William Collyer their Exec.rs Adm.rs & Assigns shall have & receive all 
the rents Issues & pfitts thereof imeadiately after my decease for 
dureing & untill all the rest & residue of the said Eighteen yeares as 
shall be then to come & unexpired in trust to be imployed by them 
for the maintenance & education of all my Children.  Item I give and 
bequeath unto my son Robert Martin the full sume of twenty 
pounds of Lawfull money of England to be paid unto him when he 
shall accomplish his age of One and twenty yeares.  Item all the rest 
of my Goods Chattells moneys bonds bills mortgages & all other 
Assurances for money whatsoever I give and bequeath unto the said 
John Sawyer & William Collyer whom I make Joynt Executors in trust 
of this my last Will & Testam.t to pay my debts, Legacies & Funerall 
expences  And after that to be by them disposed to the best 
advantage for the maintenance educaton & bringing upp of all my 
Children for & dureing all the rest & residue of the said terme of 
Eighteen yeares which shall be then to come & unexpired  And after 
the said terme ended all my said psonall Estate then remaining 
undisposed of in manner as aforesd I give & bequeath unto all my 
said Children to be equally devided amongst them And if any of my 
said Children shall in the meane tyme happen to dye then the part & 
share of him her or them soe dying to be equally devided amongst 
the survivers of my said Children  And I give and bequeath unto the 
said John Sawyer & William Collyer twenty shillings apeece towards 
their paines besides their Charges hereby desireing them to see this 
my will Carefully pformed in manner & forme as aforesaid  In 
Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale the day & 
yeare first above written. 
The mke  of + Joane Roake
Signed Sealed published and declared to be the last Will & Testam.t 
of the said Joane Roake in the psce of   Richard Sawyer  Jo: 
Tichborne  

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